Saturday July 31, 1976
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Cashbox Top 100 Singles


Week Ending July 31, 1976



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1   AFTERNOON DELIGHT 2 2 1 14
Starland Vocal Band (Windsong 10588)
2   KISS AND SAY GOODBYE 1 1 2 15
Manhattans (Columbia 10310)
3   MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT 4 5 6 16
Starbuck (Private Stock 45,039)
4   GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE 6 7 12 9
Beatles (Capitol 4274)
5   LET HER IN 5 6 7 13
John Travolta (Midland Int'l 10623)
6   LOVE IS ALIVE 3 4 5 16
Gary Wright (Warner Bros. 8143)
7   DON'T GO BREAKIN' MY HEART 13 18 30 5
Elton John & Kiki Dee (Rocket/MCA 40585)
8   LET 'EM IN 15 22 39 6
Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4293)
9   YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND 9 12 14 10
Queen (Elektra 45318)
10   GET CLOSER 12 14 17 17
Seals & Crofts (Warner Bros. 8190)
11   ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC 11 13 16 9
Beach Boys (Brother/Reprise 1354)
12   YOU SHOULD BE DANCING 18 29 41 5
Bee Gees (RSO 853)
13   I'M EASY 16 21 27 13
Keith Carradine (ABC 12117)
14   I'LL BE GOOD TO YOU 7 8 11 14
Brothers Johnson (A&M 1806)
15   YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE 19 23 31 10
Lou Rawls (Philadelphia Int'l 3592)
16   IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 17 20 25 8
Neil Diamond (Columbia 10366)
17   I'D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT 23 27 35 8
England Dan & John Ford Coley (Big Tree 16069)
18   TURN THE BEAT AROUND 21 25 26 13
Vicki Sue Robinson (RCA Victor 10562)
19   A FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN 24 28 34 11
Walter Murphy (Private Stock 45,073)
20   TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE SUCKER (GIVE UP THE FUNK) 20 24 29 12
Parliament (Casablanca 856)
21   LAST CHILD 22 26 28 9
Aerosmith (Columbia 10359)
22   MORE, MORE, MORE 8 3 3 20  
Andrea True Connection (Buddah 515)
23   THIS MASQUERADE 26 30 37 9
George Benson (Warner Bros. 8209)
24   HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL 28 33 40 9
Tavares (Capitol 4270)
25   PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC 29 36 51 8
Wild Cherry (Epic 50225)
26   THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN 10 10 13 12  
Thin Lizzy (Mercury 73786)
27   YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE 30 35 42 11
Candi Staton (Warner Bros. 8181)
28   BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY - LIVE 32 37 46 7
Peter Frampton (A&M 1832)
29   TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN 14 9 10 13  
Steve Miller Band (Capitol 4260)
30   SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL 31 32 33 9
Aretha Franklin (Atlantic 3326)
31   SHAKE YOUR BOOTY 40 61 74 4
KC & Sunshine Band (T.K. 1019)
32   A LITTLE BIT MORE 39 51 62 7
Dr. Hook (Capitol 4280)
33   ANOTHER RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK CITY 34 38 44 6
Chicago (Columbia 10360)
34   SILLY LOVE SONGS 25 11 4 17
Paul McCartney & Wings (Capitol 4256)
35   SAY YOU LOVE ME 42 63 75 5
Fleetwood Mac (Reprise 1356)
36   MISTY BLUE 27 15 8 22
Dorothy Moore (Malaco 1029)
37   SHOP AROUND 33 16 9 15
Captain & Tennille (A&M 1817)
38   MAMMA MIA 41 39 36 10
Abba (Atlantic 3315)
39   I NEED TO BE IN LOVE 35 31 32 9
Carpenters (A&M 1828)
40   TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS 36 17 15 15
Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros. 8196)
41   SUMMER 53 67 84 4  
War (United Artists 834)
42   SOPHISTICATED LADY (SHE'S A DIFFERENT LADY) 45 52 55 10
Natalie Cole (Capitol 4259)
43   DEVIL WOMAN 57 62 70 6  
Cliff Richard (Rocket/MCA 40574)
44   C'MON MARIANNE 47 50 50 10
Donny Osmond (Polydor 14320)
45   LIVIN' AIN'T LIVIN' 44 41 43 9
Firefall (Atlantic 3333)
46   GET UP AND BOOGIE 43 40 18 20
Silver Convention (Midland Int'l 10571)
47   SARA SMILE 46 44 22 25
Hall & Oates (RCA Victor 10530)
48   NEVER GONNA FALL IN LOVE AGAIN 37 19 19 14  
Eric Carmen (Arista 0184)
49   IT KEEPS YOU RUNNIN' 51 55 59 8
Carly Simon (Elektra 45323)
50   LOWDOWN 66 78 88 5  
Boz Scaggs (Columbia 10367)
51   TEDDY BEAR 55 64 76 5
Red Sovine (Starday 142)
52   LAVERNE & SHIRLEY 38 34 21 15  
Cyndi Grecco (Private Stock 45,086)
53   STEPPIN' OUT 56 59 61 7
Neil Sedaka (Rocket/MCA 40582)
54   SPRINGTIME MAMA 65 79 87 4  
Henry Gross (Lifesong 45008)
55   TODAY'S THE DAY 48 43 24 12
America (Warner Bros. 8212)
56   WHAM BAM SHANG-A-LANG 63 74 92 6
Silver (Arista 0189)
57   I'M GONNA LET MY HEART DO THE WALKING 62 66 69 9
Supremes (Motown 1391)
58   STREET SINGIN' 72 86 -- 3  
Lady Flash (RSO 852)
59   HOLD ON 61 65 68 7
Sons Of Champlin (Ariola America 7627)
60   GETAWAY 73 92 -- 3  
Earth, Wind & Fire (Columbia 10373)
61   STILL THE ONE 76 -- -- 2  
Orleans (Asylum 45336)
62   I WANT YOU 49 42 20 16  
Marvin Gaye (Tamla 54264)
63   HOT STUFF 64 68 71 7
Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones 19304b)
64   FOXY LADY 67 72 82 8
Crown Heights Affair (De-Lite 1581)
65   LOVE HANGOVER 52 45 23 17  
Diana Ross (Motown 1392)
66   GOOD VIBRATIONS 54 47 49 9  
Todd Rundgren (Bearsville 0309)
67   HARD WORK 70 77 79 7
John Handy (ABC Impulse 31005)
68   RAINBOW IN YOUR EYES 69 76 83 6
Leon & Mary Russell (Paradise 8208)
69   FRAMED 50 46 48 9  
Cheech & Chong (Ode 66124)
70   EVERYTHING'S COMING UP LOVE 75 82 86 6
David Ruffin (Motown 1393)
71   WITH YOUR LOVE -- -- -- 1  
Jefferson Starship (Grunt 10746)
72   MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN 78 84 89 5
Deadly Nightshade (Phantom 10709)
73   DANCIN' KID 80 87 93 4
Disco Tex & Sex-O-Lettes (Chelsea 3045)
74   WHO'D SHE COO? 81 88 95 4
Ohio Players (Mercury 73814)
75   ROOTS, ROCK, REGGAE 82 89 94 5
Bob Marley & Wailers (Island 060)
76   COTTON CANDY 83 90 96 4
Sylvers (Capitol 4255)
77   THE MORE YOU DO IT (THE MORE I LIKE IT DONE TO ME) 84 91 -- 3
Ronnie Dyson (Columbia 10356)
78   ONE LOVE IN MY LIFETIME -- -- -- 1  
Diana Ross (Motown 1398)
79   I'VE BEEN LOVIN' YOU 86 94 98 4
Easy Street (Capricorn 0255)
80   ODE TO BILLIE JOE 87 95 -- 17
Bobbie Gentry (Capitol 4294)
81   MAGIC MAN 89 97 99 4
Heart (Mushroom 7011)
82   CAN'T CHANGE MY HEART 88 96 -- 3
Cate Brothers (Asylum 45326)
83   SHOWER THE PEOPLE -- -- -- 1  
James Taylor (Warner Bros. 8222)
84   WAKE UP SUSAN 91 -- -- 2
Spinners (Atlantic 3341)
85   I'M YOUR MAN ROCK 'N' ROLL 92 -- -- 2
Tarney/Spencer Band (Private Stock 45,108)
86   GOTTA BE THE ONE 90 98 100 4
Maxine Nightingale (United Artists 820)
87   HONEY CHILD 93 -- -- 2
Bad Company (Swan Song 70109)
88   SHE'S GONE 95 99 -- 13
Hall & Oates (Atlantic 3332)
89   OUT OF THE DARKNESS 94 -- -- 2
Crosby & Nash (ABC 12199)
90   LISTEN TO THE BUDDHA 96 100 -- 3
Ozo (DJM 1012)
91   DON'T FEAR THE REAPER -- -- -- 1  
Blue Oyster Cult (Columbia 10384)
92   GET UP OFFA THAT THING -- -- -- 1  
James Brown (Polydor 14326)
93   HIGH FLY -- -- -- 9
John Miles (London 20084)
94   (AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A) HOUSE PARTY -- -- -- 1  
J. Geils Band (Atlantic 3350)
95   (THE SYSTEM OF) DOCTOR TARR AND PROFESSOR FETHER 99 -- -- 2
Alan Parsons Project (20th Century 2297)
96   YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING 97 -- -- 2
Real Thing (United Artists 833)
97   POPSICLE TOES -- -- -- 1  
Michael Franks (Reprise 1360)
98   DID YOU BOOGIE (WITH YOUR BABY) 100 -- -- 2
Flash Cadillac & Continental Kids (Private Stock 45,079)
99   ROCKY MOUNTAIN MUSIC -- -- -- 1  
Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra 45315)
100   PARTY -- -- -- 1  
Van McCoy (H&L 4670)

designates a song that was up more than 10 spots this week
designates a song that was down more than 10 spots this week

designates a song that entered the chart this week

Songs which dropped out of the Top 100 this week:

   • "Shannon" by Henry Gross (# 58)
   • "Welcome Back" by John Sebastian (# 59)
   • "Fool To Cry" by Rolling Stones (# 60)
   • "Don't Touch Me There" by Tubes (# 68)
   • "That's Where The Happy People Go" by Trammps (# 71)
   • "In My Father's Footsteps" by Terry Jacks (# 74)
   • "Blt" by Lee Oskar (# 77)
   • "Somebody's Gettin' It" by Johnnie Taylor (# 79)
   • "Hey Shirley (This Is Squirrely)" by Shirley & Squirrely (# 85)
   • "Hell Cat" by Bellamy Brothers (# 98)


Cashbox "Looking Ahead" chart for this week:

RankSongArtist
101   LIGHT UP THE WORLD WITH SUNSHINE Hamilton, Joe Frank & Dennison
102   IT AIN'T THE REAL THING Bobby Bland
103   UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE Temptations
104   I NEVER CRY Alice Cooper
105   YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING Broadway
106   KID CHARLEMAGNE Steely Dan
107   SUPERSTAR Paul Davis
108   SOLITARY MAN T.G. Sheppard
109   DON'T LET ME BE WRONG Dodgers
110   DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS Pratt & McClain
111   YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING (PT. 1) Revelation
112   STRANGER Johnny Duncan
113   WICHITA JAIL Charlie Daniels Band
114   GET IT WHILE IT'S HOT Eddie Kendricks
115   FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Dorothy Moore
116   STRUTTIN' MY STUFF Elvin Bishop
117   RESCUE ME Melissa Manchester
118   CHERRY BOMB Runaways
119   A BUTTERFLY FOR BECKY Bobby Goldsboro
120   BETTER THAN AVERAGE Brian Gari
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